Vodafone is donating 10,000 dongle devices to schools via charity Business2Schools, which will then be passed on to children that lack connectivity for home learning.

Over 750 local councillors have signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for more support for free school meals so that no child is left behind.

Teachers and other school staff show similar levels of antibodies for the COVID-19 virus as other working age adults, according to data collected by the Schools Infection Survey during the Autumn term.

The funding will allow local authorities to focus on large-scale maintenance projects, such as replacement roofs, new window systems or heating and ventilation works.

Ofqual is seeking views on its draft guidance for heads of centre, heads of department and teachers on how to generate the evidence that will be used to determine their students’ grades this summer.

A bursary scheme in Scotland that encourages people to train as secondary school teachers in STEM subjects is set to continue.

Twice-weekly testing using rapid lateral flow tests will be given for free to all families and households with primary, secondary school and college aged children and young people.

The London Schools Pollution Helpdesk is a free to use service for all London schools for advice, alongside a website which will be a source of information on air pollution.

According to an interim report from Renaissance, all year groups in England have experienced a learning loss in reading, ranging from 1.6 months to two months.

Eighty-nine per cent of 16-to-24-year-olds have revealed they’ve never received schooling around how to better control and manage their finances

Ofsted has updated its guidance to say it will pause its remote monitoring inspections for the week beginning March 8 when schools open for all pupils.

Wales’s Pupil Development Grant Access scheme will be doubled to cover additional year groups and will be extended to allow the purchasing of laptops and tablets.

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